Top 7 Vegan Bodybuilders, Nutritionists And Athletes From India

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Indian food is heavy on dairy in general. But these experts will make you think otherwise. Milk once a staple is quietly being replaced with nut mylk for years across the globe, with consumers growing more aware of intolerances and the dairy industry’s adultrated practices coming to the spotlight, a change was bound to happen.

While it was always believed that ghee, meat and dairy are the only source to gain muscle mass and imporve stamina, a herbivore or a non- diary consumer can never sustain or gain a body that can compete nationally.


Incorporation of meat and dairy was considered mandatory in a diet of an athlete or bodybuilder, today we have living proof that a plant- based diet is actully not sustainable but better for bodybuilders. Athletes thrive on a plant- based diet. Lets take a closer look at some experts.

Roshni Sanghvi, India’s first female athlete to compete on a plant- based diet nationally and sports nutritionist.

“fit is not a destination, it’s a way of life”

Raised a vegetarian, she transcitioned to a plant- based diet for health reasons. Bring in the fitness industry herself and running a chain of fitness centers, competeing on a national stage only came naturally to her. The only thing different though, was that she decided to do this on a high carb plant- based diet.

Today, Roshni works with people across the globe as a body transformation specialist, helping clients transcition to a plant- based diet. Her yummy smoothie recipes (free on her weboage) are to die for! She makes cooking easy and fitness fun. For any new vegan, her blogs offer a plethora of information to get you started. She creates plant based programs for fat loss and muscle gain for a lot of her clients and convert them to a plant based eater.

Abhishek Thevar, A vegan bodybuilder –

“ An athlete needs 1.2-1.8 gms of protein per kg of the body weight, which can be covered with a vegan diet.”

Abhishek wears several hats – dancer, trainer and overall life- lover. He has religiously stuck up with vegan diet even in times doctor recommended to go against it , due to a severe injury. Resultantly, he has proved us all that plant-based diet helps in faster recovery.

If you want pure motivation on how much a body can achieve on a plant- based diet and through sheer dedication, Abhishek is your guy. His diet comprises of a lentils, beans and grains. One really does not have to go too fancy with their plant based diet’s, just go back to eating like our grandparents used to.

Nikita Solanki, a yoga instructor and Triathlon – “The magic of Veganism is to eat a lot, yet feel light.”